People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Kenya
Kenya: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 7.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Kenya, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Kenya is 7.3%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Kenya peaked at 18.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2017.
Kenya ranks 45th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.8% | — |
| 2001 | 18.1% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 12.7% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.3% | 12.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Kenya?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Kenya was 7.3% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Kenya ranks 45th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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